Engineering and Technology Unis

Engineering is the use and development of technology to make things work better. Engineers use science, critical thinking and mathematics to develop new ideas, product, and technologies. They make life simpler or more efficient or expand what people can do or consume. Engineers typically specialise in a field such as electrical, mechanical or civil engineering.

Australia’s Biggest Engineering Schools

Australia has around 24 universities with more than 1,000 students enrolled in engineering and related technology courses. The biggest engineering school in Australia is at the University of New South Wales, with more than 10,000 students. Here is a list of the biggest 24 engineering schools and faculties in Australia. The statistics come from the Australian Government’s higher education database.

Australia’s Top Engineering Schools

Below is a list of the top engineering universities in Australia. The rankings list combines (i) the ATAR entry requirement with (ii) a score for the engineering school’s size. The ATAR entry requirement is the minimum Australian Tertiary Admissions rank score to gain entry into a Bachelor of Engineering course. This was sourced from Good Universities (Top Engineering Schools). The Size Score (out of 5) reflects total students but with “extra points” for postgraduate and international student enrollments.

Engineering school rankings

Rank

University

ATAR

Size score

Score

1

University of New South Wales

91.20

5.0

5.0

2

Monash University

91.40

3.9

4.4

3

RMIT University

85.90

4.1

4.2

4

University of Queensland

90.20

3.5

4.2

5

University of Sydney

90.75

3.4

4.1

6

University of Melbourne

92.00

3.0

4.0

7

Curtin University

80.00

4.1

3.8

8

University of Adelaide

80.55

3.3

3.5

9

University of Technology Sydney

80.00

3.3

3.4

10

Swinburne University of Technology

73.05

3.8

3.3

11

Queensland University of Technology

80.00

3.0

3.3

12

University of Wollongong

80.00

2.9

3.2

13

University of Western Australia

80.00

2.9

3.2

14

Australian National University

85.00

2.2

3.2

What the rankings show

The engineering school rankings roughly show the relative strength of each school. To do well in the rankings, a university needs a large number of students (including international and postgraduate students). It also needs to be in high demand with school leavers, as reflected by high ATAR course entry requirements.